All student learning outcomes come directly from the CEPH accreditation MPH foundational competencies. Through their education in the Master of Public Health, successful students and graduates of the program will:
Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health
- Outcome 1. Apply epidemiological methods to settings & situations in public health practice
- Outcome 2. Select quantitative & qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
- Outcome 3. Analyze quantitative & qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming & software, as appropriate
- Outcome 4. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice
Public Health & Health Care Systems
- Outcome 5. Compare the organization, structure & function of health care, public health & regulatory systems across national & international settings
- Outcome 6. Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities & racism undermine health & create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community & systemic levels
Planning & Management to Promote Health
- Outcome 7. Assess population needs, assets & capacities that affect communities’ health
- Outcome 8. Apply awareness of cultural values & practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs
- Outcome 9. Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention
- Outcome 10. Explain basic principles & tools of budget & resource management
- Outcome 11. Select methods to evaluate public health programs
Policy in Public Health
- Outcome 12. Discuss policy-making process, including the roles of ethics & evidence
- Outcome 13. Propose strategies to identify relevant communities & individuals & build coalitions & partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
- Outcome 14. Advocate for political, social or economic policies & programs that will improve health in diverse populations
- Outcome 15. Evaluate policies for their impact on public health & health equity
Leadership
- Outcome 16. Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue
- Outcome 17. Apply negotiation & mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges
Communication
- Outcome 18. Select communication strategies for different audiences & sectors
- Outcome 19. Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing & through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy
- Outcome 20. Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content
Interprofessional Practice
- Outcome 21. Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote & advance population health
Systems Thinking
- Outcome 22. Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative
Rural Resilience and Sustainability
- Outcome 23. Analyze the unique social determinants of health that contribute to health-related issues in rural communities
- Outcome 24. Apply theories and models of health behavior when designing and planning interventions targeting rural populations
- Outcome 25. Evaluate specific environmental factors such as population growth, determinants of health, communicable disease, food safety, air quality, solid/hazardous waste, and water that play a direct role on human health
- Outcome 26. Apply public health knowledge to develop collaborative teams for emergency preparedness and response in rural communities
- Outcome 27. Design research studies to evaluate rural public health interventions